The Head and Neck Support device, better known as the HANS device, is now a common sight across racetracks the world over. The device even has widespread use in amateur racing as well. And when you see how well it works it is easy to see why. Designed to reduce the chance of death or [...]

Official figures for road deaths in 2011 were released during the week and show a total of 1292 fatalities were recorded. That’s the lowest annual figure since 1946. But while the Government is applauding its policies, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says advances in car safety are the main cause. Parliamentary Secretary for [...]

Alan Jones is passing his time these days as a ‘Lexus Ambassador’. Reminding us of this fact he, or more like Lexus marketing department, has published a checklist of things motorists should keep an eye on as we enter a busy festive season on our roads. As you would expect, much of the list is [...]

Product Safety Australia has just sent out this video warning of the dangers faced by home mechanics who fancy a bit of motoring DIY. We’re not entirely sure if an “anti-manual” is the best approach, but the message is otherwise quite sound. According to the stats listed at the end of the video 46 people [...]

Jeremy Clarkson once said, “It’s not the speed that kills you, it’s the sudden stop.” Rival television program Fifth Gear has provided us with a violent example of that saying. From the first episode of Season 20, currently airing in the UK now, they crashed a first generation Ford Focus into a concrete wall at [...]

The British Government has plans to increase the speed limit on its motorways from 70mph (113km/h) to 80mph (129km/h). The current 70mph was introduced in 1965 and statistics show the rate of road deaths in Britain have dropped by 75% since then. A survey held earlier this year by the Institute of Advanced Motoring revealed [...]

Advertising standards and equality for the sexes have come along way in the last four decades. To see just how far, check out the ad for Goodyear Polyglas tyres after the jump. In the meekest of defences for the copywriting, the ad was reportedly shown during the broadcast for the NFL’s first ever Monday night [...]

The Motor Accident Commission (MAC) of South Australia has just launched a new road safety campaign where humour, rather than violent graphic imagery, has been used to convey its message. The “Matemorphosis” campaign is aimed at rural drivers, but the principles apply across the board. Tom Kenyon, SA Road Safety Minister explains what Matemorphosis is [...]

Here’s a new road safety ad from the State Government of Western Australia. There’s no blood and guts, just a calm, measured and composed message. It’s not quite got the same pull on the heart strings as the Embrace life TVC from the UK, but it follows a similar path. After you’ve watched it let [...]

Australia will be the first market outside Japan to receive Subaru’s EyeSight technology when it is introduced later this year. The system uses specially mounted cameras near the rear view mirror to monitor the road ahead for potential hazards. Subaru Australia has been testing the EyeSight technology on local roads for around 12 months and [...]

The 4motion versions of the new dual-cab Volkswagen Amarok have been awarded a 5 star safety rating by local authority ANCAP. Scoring 32.99 points from a maximum total of 37 the Amarok is the first ute in its class to earn a 5 star rating. You can read the short press statement from Volkswagen Australia [...]

First filed 16 December 2010. A short while ago Driver Dynamics approached AUSmotive to support of their Summer Safe Driving Courses. Because we believe in the benefits of good driver education we were happy to help out. The following text has been supplied by Driver Dynamics and if you think you or a member of [...]

Here in Australia we’ve had some pretty confronting advertising campaigns to tackle the issue of road safety. This is especially in regards to targeting the young male audience, where graphic accident recreations are usually the norm. In fact, last year marked 20 years since the Victorian Government’s Transport Accident Commission began its crusade. Young males [...]

The Audi A1 is the latest car to be awarded a 5-star safety rating by testing authority Euro NCAP. The A1 scored 90% for adult occupants, 86% for safety assist, 79% for child occupants and 49% for pedestrian safety. You can read the full report on the Euro NCAP website. Meanwhile video footage and Audi’s [...]

The love it or hate it MINI Countryman now has one less reason to hate it. It’s performance at the latest round of Euro NCAP testing saw the not-so-MINI awarded a 5-star crash rating. The Countryman scored 84% for the Adult Occupant category, 83% for Child Occupant, 63% for Pedestrian and 71% for Safety Assist. [...]